OUR SPECIALISTS

World-Class Scientists & Engineers Who Understand IP

Dr. Rubinger is the Managing Director and founder of Global Prior Art. He created Global’s comprehensive worldwide search process, which is known for its broad international coverage and manual review of critical sources. Drawing on the experience of hundreds of cases, a wide range of channels have been identified which are used to disseminate Japanese, European and U.S. technical, product and patent information. In general, only 20% of this information is uncovered by a typical database search. Dr. Rubinger has institutionalized the search process, creating an expert system which identifies the most relevant sources in many fields. As Global’s senior search strategist, he has aggressively pursued such untraditional prior art sources as product literature, and technical literature from France, Israel, and even Russia on behalf of diverse clients.

Dr. Rubinger is the author of numerous reports on technology management and technology trends including Applied Artificial Intelligence In Japan: Current Status, Key R&D Performers, Strategic Focus 1988, published by Hemisphere Publishing Corporation and Factory Automation In Japan: Key Trends and Innovations 1988, published by the U.S. Department of Commerce. His articles include “Technology Policy in Japanese Firms: Decision-Making, Supplier Links and Technical Goals”, which appeared in Technology in the Modern Corporation: A Strategic Perspective, Pergamon Press 1986. He has developed case study materials for the Harvard Business School’s course on the management of innovation.

Olga has led and worked on projects representing a wide array of technologies, such as encryption, packet processing, VLANs, MPEG, JPEG, turbo and other coding methods, wireless networks, 3GPP and CDMA, among others. Ms. Sapozhnikov holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Belarusian University of Informatics and Radioelectronics. Her graduate coursework emphasized the areas of data communication, coding, and network security. During her graduate training, she was involved in development of receiver/transmitter devices for high-speed computer networks.

Vinh has led and worked on projects representing a wide array of technologies, such as computer security, multimedia, electronic trading & purchasing systems, internet media, databases, user interfaces, operating systems, and search engine architecture, among others. Mr. Do holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Boston University. In addition to an internet startup that he helped build, Mr. Do has extensive work experience ranging from health to law to internet/e-commerce consulting. He was formerly employed by the consulting firm, Tallán (formerly CMGi Solutions) where he supported many high profile companies, such as eBay, Best Buy, Wit Capital and Priceline.com.

Brendan has led and worked on projects representing a wide array of technologies, such as microprocessor design, semiconductor manufacturing, semiconductor fabrication tools, cryptographic hardware, low-power electronics, consumer electronics, touchscreens, LCD displays, LED applications and driver circuits, power supply circuits, wireless transceiver circuits, hard drive technologies, data storage systems, digital interfaces, computer buses, memory design, flash memory, and mixed signal ICs, among others. Mr. Sever holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Boston University in addition to a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara. He has worked for Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman in California as an embedded systems engineer, for Sonos as a systems support engineer to Europe, and for BINA in Switzerland as an electrical engineer in the food factory designing automation systems and troubleshooting electrical systems. In addition to his work in industry, his research and lab work in academia focused on semiconductor fabrication, VLSI design for digital signal processors, and parallel computing architectures.

Craig has led and worked on projects representing a wide array of technologies, such as engine & automotive technology, food processing systems, alternative energy, oil/gas drilling systems, among others. Mr. Jimenez holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During his career at MIT, he was involved in several projects ranging from the design of consumer products to engineering education software development. In addition to his background at MIT, Mr. Jimenez has relevant work experience in the engineering department at Cessna Aircraft and the manufacturing operations department at Raytheon Aircraft.

Dr. Lowery has led and worked on projects representing a wide array of technologies, such as single molecule nucleic acid amplification and sequencing, pharmaceutical formulation and dosing, satiety hormones, microfludics integrated systems, and biofuel production, among others. He directs all biological sequence searching efforts and specializes in cost efficient strategies for complicated cases. Dr. Lowery launched the Accelerated Examination Support practice, where his searches have been favorable reviewed by the USPTO, leading to patent granting for his clients. Dr. Lowery holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he studied cancer signaling networks.

Ms. Chandhok has directed numerous FTO, acquisition due diligence, prior art, and IP landscape analysis projects for clients in the Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Biotechnology industries. Ms. Chandhok’s expertise spans polymer science, formulations, hydrocarbon processing, catalysts and industrial reactions. Ms. Chandhok received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, summa cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. While at CWRU, she investigated the potential use of NADPH as a biomarker for isocitrate levels and worked on the immobilization of glucose oxidase on disposable biosensors. Ms. Chandhok also interned at the organic semiconductors branch of Materials Directorate at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, where she worked on increasing the conductivity of salmon DNA by adding metallic nanoparticles for electronic applications.